In a new episode of the Ottoman Podcast, CMES Associate Director for Research Jesse Howell (PhD '17) discusses the history of the early modern caravan route between Ragusa (modern-day Dubrovnik) and Istanbul. In attending to the long-distance connections between the early modern Ottoman state and the Mediterranean world, he reveals the multi-ethnic communities that came together on the caravan route, the ways that the Ottoman state...

Now Accepting Applications – DEADLINE May 31, 2023

The Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University invites applications for two Postdoctoral Fellowships in Disaster Studies. The fellowships extend for 12 months, from September 1, 2023, to August 31, 2024. These fellowships and the activities organized by and with the fellows are intended to launch a long-term project, triggered by present concerns arising from the recent devastation in Turkey and Syria as well as the urgent need to develop our understanding of the history of seismicity in the region.

The Harvard Humanitarian Initiative has been leading Harvard's response to the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. Together with the Office of the Vice Provost for International Affairs, HHI has assembled information about what the University and members of the Harvard community are doing in response to the disaster,...

Hundreds of Harvard affiliates signed an open letter asking for the University to raise awareness to earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria last week, killing tens of thousands of people in the regions.... Read more about Hundreds of Affiliates Call on Harvard to Respond to Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria in Open Letter